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was sunk by the German submarine U-29 in
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474:Sqn Histories 712–825
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219:11th Naval TBR Wing
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1717:Blue Herons
296:Fairey Seal
254:Fairey Seal
105:Arctic 1943
1785:Categories
646:Black Cats
618:Non-flying
515:Royal Navy
468:References
451:end of WW2
377:April 1942
362:March 1942
353:Courageous
225:Victorious
182:Courageous
178:Courageous
169:Courageous
66:Royal Navy
1763:Units in
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666:Squadrons
448:Sept 1945
433:June 1945
412:July 1943
340:Sept 1939
328:HMS
326:Based on
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302:Based on
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223:HMS
201:HMS
140:HMS
31:1941–1945
29:1933–1939
659:Inactive
430:Jan 1945
415:Oct 1944
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380:Aug 1943
359:Oct 1941
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313:Nov 1936
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289:Mar 1936
278:Aircraft
174:Furious
1765:italics
330:Furious
306:Furious
281:Version
203:Furious
163:Furious
142:Furious
134:Pre-war
129:History
36:Country
1737:Sharks
532:Flying
525:Active
441:TR.III
284:Notes
117:was a
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272:From
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